SYDNEY (Kashmir English): Australia included a host of fresh faces in what can be easily described as new-look white-ball squads Monday for the upcoming England series.
Exciting young quick Mahli Beardman and allrounders Jack Edwards and Liam Scott are among those getting call-ups.
Batting prospects Ollie Peake and Jake Fraser-McGurk as well as wicketkeepers Lachlan Shaw and Sam Harper are also included with Mitchell Marsh captaining both the one-day and Twenty20 sides.
“These ODI and T20 matches provide several players, many of whom have had opportunities on recent tours, with a great chance to further demonstrate their ability against very strong opposition,” said chairman of selectors George Bailey.
Beardman, Peake, Edwards, Scott, Nikhil Chaudhary, and Joel Davies made their white-ball debuts in recent times. Harper and Shaw are the two uncapped players.
“They are good examples of players who have had an opportunity at the international level and have continued working on their game from what they learnt from those experiences,” added Bailey.
Australia play three home ODIs against England between November 13-18 followed by five T20s.
Following this, Australia play a home Test series against New Zealand for which star fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are being rested.
Furthermore, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Matt Renshaw, Josh Inglis, Cooper Connolly and Cameron Green were named in the ODI squad, but will not play the T20s.
Following the New Zealand series, Australia travel to India for five Tests before a 150th anniversary clash in Melbourne against England then an Ashes campaign.
“We are in the middle of a highly demanding phase of our schedule,” said Bailey, referring to Australia’s Test players.
“To manage this workload, each player’s build-up to the New Zealand series will be carefully planned and focussed on individual’s physical and mental preparation.”
Australia one-day squad
Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Ollie Peake, Matt Renshaw, Liam Scott, Adam Zampa
Australia T20 squad
Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Joel Davies, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Spencer Johnson, Mitch Owen, Lachlan Shaw, Adam Zampa
